Castles · East of England
Castle Camps
In or near Helions Bumpstead.
Castle Camps — castle in Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
Glyn Baker — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Castle Camps is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "castle in Cambridgeshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.0569°, 0.3703°.
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Heritage listing
Castle Camps was a Norman Castle located in what is now the civil parish of Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Castle Camps was a Norman Castle located in what is now the civil parish of Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In 1086, it was recorded in the Domesday Book as follows: Castle Camps [Canpas]: Robert Gernon holds 2 hides in CAMPS, and Thurstan from him. Land for 6 ploughs. In lordship 2; 8 villagers with 8 smallholders have 4 ploughs. 6 slaves; meadow for 2 ploughs; woodland, 12 pigs. Value £4; when acquired 30s; before 1066 40s. Leofsi held this land under Earl Harold [former king], and could withdraw without his permission. In CAMPS Aubrey de Vere holds 2½ hides. Land for 11 ploughs. In lordship, 1 hide and 1 virgate; 4 ploughs there. 17 villagers with 4 smallholders have 7 ploughs. 6 slaves; meadow for 3 ploughs; woodland for 500 pigs; from village grazing 8s. Total value £15, when acquired £12;…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.0569, 0.3703
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- South Cambridgeshire
- Parish
- Castle Camps
- Postcode
- CB21 4TH
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
Sources
- wikidata: Q5050015 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Castle Camps (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Castle Camps?
- Castle Camps is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode CB21 4TH), in the parish of Castle Camps.
- What is Castle Camps?
- Castle Camps — castle in Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Castle Camps?
- Drivers can use postcode CB21 4TH.
- Is Castle Camps a listed building?
- Castle Camps is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Does Castle Camps charge admission?
- Castle Camps typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Castle Camps?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CB21 4TH. It sits within the South Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency.